Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Cyclist Hit by Courier Truck near Main & 3rd Ave.

Vancouver Police blocked off all traffic other than buses on Main St. between 2nd and 3rd Ave. for roughly 2 1/2 hours on Monday after a cyclist was hit. The cyclist, riding what a witness described as a "mountain bike", was hit by a white courier truck shortly before 3 p.m. A witness said the cyclist lay face down, not moving. He appeared to be in his thirties.

It was a sweltering hot afternoon as Vancouverites looked forward to the July 1st Canada Day holiday the next day.

The cyclist's shoe was about 10 feet from where he lay, leading to speculation that he had been thrown some distance upon impact. "His shoe was over there and his bike was over there," said a witness, cocking his head in different directions to indicate that these items lay some distance from the cyclist.

The witness didn't know whether the cyclist had been wearing a helmet. It could have been removed, he said, by a woman standing with the cyclist waiting for the ambulance to arrive. The witness thought the woman could have been the driver who hit him. "Ohhhhh," said a man in his seventies listening to the witness, "Woman driver, no survivor."

1 comment:

The cyclist that was hit on July 1st at Main and 3rd was my bother-in-law. He left behind two adult children and 5 grandchildren. He died on July 7 due to being brain damage and was taken off life-support. I would love to pass on my thanks and speak with this kind women who stay with him.Did the find the driver that killed him yet? Please let us.